Alto

This alto mouthpiece looks a lot like a Runyon 88, but is made from hard rubber. Says "The Masteller, Battle Creek, Mich. on the shank and the facing appears to be a 4M. If Runyon did not make this for Masteller, the design was certainly copied by them.

Condition is good, but rubber is discolored. No ligature or cap included.

This A. Lelandais Alto Mouthpiece is in excellent condition and the "Response" model, made in Paris, with a #8 facing, although the tip doesn't really look that open. It is a very thin mouthpiece with an oval shaped throat. A. Lelandais mouthpieces were made from Chedeville Blanks so you know the rubber is outstanding!

Unmarked Babbitt vintage marbled hard rubber alto mouthpiece marked only with 'M'. Very little signs of wear- the tip and rails are in great condition and the tip opening measures about .043". Includes a fantastic King 3-band ligature and cap!

Good condition BARI metal alto mouthpiece. The chamber looks similar to Ponzol metal mouthpieces so this mouthpiece will likely play extremely bright and with a good deal of edge. Includes cap and ligature but the ligature fits quite poorly. Let us know if you'd like to find a different option.

Bilger Hard Rubber Alto Mouthpiece in a .061" tip opening. The original container says "bandline" on it which may mean thins one was a mouthpiece designed for a band student, but it is made from hard rubber.

The metal mouthpieces made by Brancher (French) are quite bright and will cut through just about anything. This one is in a silver-plated metal, B25 facing, in very good condition. Their 'B' chamber is their 'Brilliant" line and is designed for pop, rock and fusion type music. The tip opening measures at an extremely open .100 so this mouthpiece should have some POWER!

No ligature included and this mouthpiece is irregularly shaped. Let us know if you'd like us to find some things that could fit!

Good condition, Vintage Brilhart Ebolin alto in a #3* Facing. This is an early "Great Neck New York" model, Serial #16,446. There is a chip out of the tip and rails are very lightly nicked (not enough to cause a reed seal problem). The bite plate is lightly scratched and there is the beginning of crack in the shank. Banding the shank would keep it from doing any serious cracking.

The 3* facing was more like a 5* in Brilhart's way of making mouthpieces.

No cap or ligature included. Call or email if you think you want this and we will find some ligatures that will fit.

David Sanborn started his career as a solo artist and with The Brecker Bros. Band with this mouthpiece. High cut-off baffle will produce a brighter sound quality, but not anywhere near as bright as the new ARB Metal Alto which was supposed to be a copy of this, but really doesn't sound anything like it. Despite their high cut-off baffle, vintage level air mouthpieces play nicely centered without being extremely bright!

This Brilhart Vintage Metal Level Air Alto Mouthpiece is in a #4* facing. Serial #82070. Includes the original cap and ligature.

Vintage Buescher True Tone White Alto mouthpiece in excellent condition in a #3 facing. Low baffle and somewhat narrow side walls will give this mouthpiece a bit more presence than other vintage pieces. A lot of these vintage white material mouthpieces were designed similarly to Brilhart Tonalin pieces and were included with vintage horns. This mouthpiece would likely pair very well with older Buescher Altos or similar stencil horns!

These older hard rubber mouthpieces were designed to work excellently with vintage horns. They feature very large chambers, short shanks and straighter baffles. This one has a rather closed .043" tip opening meaning it should work better as is with a harder reed. Like most vintage pieces, the hard rubber is very high quality so a good refacer could likely make this a great piece for your personal tastes.

Condition is very good. There are some minor scratches on the side rail, but nothing that will affect how it plays.